The St. Elizabeth Hornets are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Linn Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, St. Elizabeth gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They never let Belle onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory.
The team relied heavily on Blake Wobbe, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Carter Reinkemeyer, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Linn's way against Tuscumbia on Monday as Linn made off with a 6-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Linn.
Austin Dudenhoeffer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Dudenhoeffer has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Dudenhoeffer was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tanner Hackmann, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Curtis Deeken was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
St. Elizabeth has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Linn, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-11.
St. Elizabeth beat Linn 9-6 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Elizabeth since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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